The Puritan Dilemma; the Story of John Winthrop Test | Final Test - Hard

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The Puritan Dilemma; the Story of John Winthrop Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 156 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the first meeting summoned by Winthrop in Charlestown, how many assistants were present, in addition to himself and Thomas Dudley?

2. Who is said in Chapter 10: “Seventeenth-Century Nihilism” to have observed that many people in Massachusetts “could hardly believe that God would suffer Mr. Cotton to err”?

3. Where was Anne Hutchinson born?

4. Who had been governing the colony under instruction from the company in England before Winthrop and the others arrived, according to the author in Chapter 7: “A Due Form of Government”?

5. In the spring of 1637, the Massachusetts Bay Colony became involved in a war with what Indian tribe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the changes in the colony during the years when John Winthrop was overthrown as governor in Chapter 9: “Separation Unleashed”?

2. What were the faults of John Endecott and Thomas Dudley as legislators, according to the author in Chapter 8: “Leniency Rebuked”?

3. What did the representatives learn when they studied the charter in Chapter 8: “Leniency Rebuked”?

4. What was innovative and potentially controversial about the system of government established by Winthrop and his associates, according to the author in Chapter 7: “A Due Form of Government”?

5. When was the “Body of Liberties” adopted in Massachusetts? What did this document contain?

6. When did Roger Williams come to New England? How was his arrival in the colony described in Chapter 9: “Separation Unleashed”?

7. What did the Massachusetts Bay Company charter grant in terms of the establishment of a government for the colony, according to the author in Chapter 7: “A Due Form of Government”?

8. What decision did John Winthrop make regarding the English Civil War? Why?

9. How is the Reverend John Cotton described in Chapter 10: “Seventeenth-Century Nihilism”? What was Cotton’s relationship to Anne Hutchinson?

10. When did Anne and William Hutchinson arrive in New England? How does the author describe them in Chapter 10: “Seventeenth-Century Nihilism”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the preparations that John Winthrop was left in charge of as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company prior to departure. What role did Winthrop play in securing passengers, provisions, etc.? How did he go about these tasks? How difficult were the tasks?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the freedoms granted by the Massachusetts Bay Colony charter regarding the establishment of government in the settlement. What did the charter stipulate in terms of meetings of the governing body? How was “government” defined in terms of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches we have today?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the figure of John Endecott. What was Endecott’s role in the establishment of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? When did John Endecott depart for Massachusetts? Who joined Endecott? What was Endecott’s purpose in arriving prior to the wave of settlers?

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